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Meet Your Pressure Cooker
w WARNING
steam.
Cooking with pressure differs greatly from
normal cooking methods. A pressure cooker is
essentially a cooking pot with a sealed, lockable
lid and a valve to control pressure. Once the pot
is sealed, steam is captured and pressure builds
up, raising cooking temperature and dramatically
reducing cooking time. The pressure also forces
liquid into food so it stays juicy and tender
while deep, rich flavors develop quickly, and
the high temperature allows food to brown and
caramelize, despite the moist environment.
Pressure Level
Remember that pressure is measured in psi
(pounds per square inch).
This pressure cooker has 9 to 12 psi.
Take a Test Run
1. Follow assembly instructions (see "How to
Assemble"), but pour in 2 cups (473 mL) of
water instead of food.
2. Place Lid on Cooker by matching arrow icon
on Lid with unlock icon on Base. Rotate Lid
clockwise to lock. Arrow icon ( ) and lock
icon ( ) should align.
3. Plug into outlet.
4. Select Pressure Cook mode by pressing
PRESSURE COOK button.
5. Adjust time to 2 minutes by pressing
+ or – buttons; Cooker will automatically
start within 3 seconds.
6. Display will show "ON" until pressure is
Burn Hazard. Steam is hot. Avoid contact with steam. Use care when releasing
Releasing Steam
When the cooking cycle is complete, steam
must be released before the Lid can be opened.
There are two ways to release steam:
After cooking time ends, Cooker will switch
to WARM mode. Allow Cooker to cool down
naturally until Float Valve drops down and Lid
unlocks. This may take 10 to 30 minutes or
more, depending on amount of food. During
natural release, food is still warm and may
continue to cook for the amount of time it takes
to release steam.
Quick release – When cooking cycle is
complete, using an oven mitt, carefully turn
Steam Release Valve to ( ) to release steam
until Float Valve goes down. Be sure to keep
your oven mitt on with your face and arms
away from steam when releasing pressure.
reached. Once reached, Pressure Cooker
will beep once, Lid will lock and cooking
time will start to count down. When cooking
cycle is complete, Cooker will beep 3 times
and switch to WARM mode.
7. Either allow pressure to naturally release,
or open Steam Release Valve to quickly
release.
8. When all pressure is released, Lid
will automatically unlock. Rotate Lid
counterclockwise to unlock. Remove Lid
carefully, allowing excess moisture on Lid to
drain back into Cooking Pot.
9. Press CANCEL to stop Cooker. Unplug.
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